Space(X) Lubrication with Dr Juan Flores Preciado (SpaceX)

Episode 9 February 03, 2022 00:38:26
Space(X) Lubrication with Dr Juan Flores Preciado (SpaceX)
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Space(X) Lubrication with Dr Juan Flores Preciado (SpaceX)

Feb 03 2022 | 00:38:26

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Hosted By

Rafe Britton

Show Notes

Space... the final frontier. You know the drill. It's Space! It's the most extreme conditions that humankind will ever face - chillingly cold temperatures, violent heat, complete vacuum, zero gravity, atomic oxygen. Dr Juan Flores Preciado from SpaceX kindly sat down to talk through the challenges of lubricating machinery in the space industry. How can you use oil, grease and solid lubricants in these circumstances?

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